SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
NCLEX Nutrition
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
nclex
,
health-sciences
,
nursing
,
health-fitness-nutrition
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
5.5 ounces/day
essential amino acids
albumin levels
2. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?
300 cal/day increase
trans fatty acid
4 calories/gram
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
3. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?
hemorrhage
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
4 calories/gram
hemoglobin
4. Where can you get more vitamin D?
dairy and fortified foods
18-25
decrease in total lymphocyte count
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
5. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?
starches - sugars - and cellulose
diet recall
300 cal/day increase
one week period
6. How much grains are to be eaten per day?
2 cups
transferrin
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
6 oz. a day
7. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?
5.5 ounces/day
vision - hormones - healing - collagen - and growth
B and C
day week or month
8. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
dietary approach to stop hypertension
hemoglobin
prealbumin levels
9. How much more calories are needed for lactation?
protein
vitamin K
4 calories/gram
500 cal/day
10. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
4 calories/gram
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
11. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease
TPN total parenteral nutrition
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
transferrin
apple is higher risk than a pear
12. Name six sources of grains
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
trans fatty acid
pork - wheat germ - fortified cereals - Vitamin B1 thiamin deficient
13. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?
rickets - osteomalacia
protein
vitamin C - citrus fruits
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
14. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?
carrots and sweet potatoes
liver and intestinal synthesis
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
atrophy or wasting of muscle
15. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs
albumin levels
starches - sugars - and cellulose
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
5.5 ounces/day
16. What is RDA of protein?
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
dark green - orange - drybeans
antioxidant - immune function
atrophy or wasting of muscle
17. What is normal BMI?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
18-25
starches - sugars - and cellulose
protein
18. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
transferrin
B and C
19. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet
starches - sugars - and cellulose
essential amino acids
6 oz. a day
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
20. What type of people need extra protein?
dietary approach to stop hypertension
apple is higher risk than a pear
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
21. How much milk is to be consumed per day?
3 cups
trans fatty acid
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
4 calories/gram
22. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?
prealbumin levels
hemorrhage
liver and intestinal synthesis
TPN total parenteral nutrition
23. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
transferrin
dark green - orange - drybeans
18-25
24. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
transferrin
antioxidant - immune function
hemorrhage
25. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy
protein
4 calories/gram
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
atrophy or wasting of muscle
26. What are healthy sources of fats?
decrease in total lymphocyte count
300 cal/day increase
can consume more calories without weight gain
fish - nuts and vegetable oils
27. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
liver and intestinal synthesis
18-25
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
28. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?
milk - enriched grains
antioxidant - immune function
4 calories/gram
dairy and fortified foods
29. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?
dark green - orange - drybeans
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
2.5 cups
300 cal/day increase
30. When does BMR decrease?
sleep - fasting - starvation - undernutrition
300 cal/day increase
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
vitamin C - citrus fruits
31. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
dairy and fortified foods
dietary approach to stop hypertension
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
32. What is normal albumin levels?
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
protein
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
bread - pasta - oatmeal - cereal - tortilla - and grits
33. The higher the BMR a client has --
dairy and fortified foods
can consume more calories without weight gain
fat soluble vitamins
decrease in total lymphocyte count
34. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value
essential amino acids
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
cream cheese - cream or butter
decrease in total lymphocyte count
35. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?
2 cups
review of systems
vitamin K
atrophy or wasting of muscle
36. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?
pregnant women or elderly
carrots and sweet potatoes
6 oz. a day
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
37. When does BMR increase?
activity - stress - temperature - pregnancy - smoking - caffeine - growth spurts
0.8 grams/kg/day or 10%
protein
review of systems
38. Fats can lead to some medical problems
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
calcium/phophorus metabolism - PTH - kidney
milk - enriched grains
niacin B3 - peanuts - legumes - enriched grains
39. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?
one tspn salt or less
6 oz. a day
vitamin C - citrus fruits
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
40. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy
protein and fat
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
vitamin K
TPN total parenteral nutrition
41. How many calories/gram is protein?
protein
4 calories/gram
3.5-5.5 grams/dL
folic acid - orange juice - meat - green leafy veg
42. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins
fat soluble vitamins
antioxidant - immune function
animal foods - fruits - veg - fortified milk
one week period
43. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?
oxygen consumption and rate of burned calories to determine exact caloric requirements
hemoglobin
300 cal/day increase
vitamin K
44. What is the function of vitamin E?
prealbumin levels
transferrin
antioxidant - immune function
TPN total parenteral nutrition
45. What foods have high quality protein?
obesity - heart disease - and some cancer
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
vegetable oil - peanuts - margarine
protein
46. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?
cream cheese - cream or butter
antioxidant - immune function
diet recall
4 calories/gram
47. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this
protein and fat
atrophy or wasting of muscle
infants - children - pregnant or lactating
one week period
48. How much meat/beans should be eaten?
atrophy or wasting of muscle
cream cheese - cream or butter
5.5 ounces/day
B and C
49. What function is vitamin A?
vitamin C - citrus fruits
vision - bone - tissue growth -immune and reproductive function
meat - fish poultry - eggs and dairy
carrots and sweet potatoes
50. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?
fruits - vegetables - milk and grains
animal products - egg yolk - organ meat - butter - cheese - vairous oils
low albumin levels < 3.4
infection - skin lesion - amenorrhea and sensitive to cold environment
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests